The Health Information Network (HIN) Division has set a national standard for managing the development of infrastructure for secure electronic health records. It is responsible for the management of the HIN that currently connects all health authorities, and in the future will connect other health system stakeholders in the province.
Several collaborative projects are currently underway at the Centre (see news update), which will assist in the development of the HIN and will support person-specific electronic health records, including: the Unique Personal Identifier/Client Registry; the Pharmacy Network; Primary Health Care Information Management System; Diagnostic Imaging/Picture Archiving and Communications System; Laboratory System; and Telehealth.
Staff in this Division provide health information systems consulting services to the Department of Health and Community Services, health authorities, and others in the health system in this province.
The HIN Division works closely with the other divisions at the Centre in areas of business process, protecting personal information, and information systems evaluation.